After the genocide, Philippe
GENOCIDE FUGITIVE murders.
Hategekimana fled to France where
he obtained citizenship.
ARRESTED IN
CAMEROON
Procedure
Philippe Hategekimana
Context
Ongoing proceedings in France for
crimes allegedly committed during
the 1994 Rwandan genocide
Suspect
Former police officer; dual French and
Rwandese citizenship
Country of residence
of suspect
France
In June 2015, the “Collectif des Parties
Civiles pour le Rwanda” (CPCR)
filed a complaint against Philippe
Hategekimana before the Paris High
Court (Tribunal de grande instance
de Paris). The CPCR alleged he was
involved in committing atrocities
during the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
In September 2015, an investigation
was opened.
The investigating judge from the
French specialized unit for the
prosecution of genocide, crimes
against humanity, war crimes and
torture, within the Paris High Court
(herein after “the specialized unit”),
issued an international arrest warrant.
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Charges
Genocide
Developments in
2018
He was arrested in Yaoundé,
Cameroon, on 30 March 2018. France
has requested his extradition for the
purpose of trying him before a French
court.
Current status
Detained; awaiting extradition
Facts
Philippe Hategekimana is suspected
of having participated in the genocide
against Tutsis in Rwanda 1994. He was
allegedly involved in multiple atrocities
in Nyanza and the surrounding
villages in April 1994. He is accused of
having assassinated a Tutsi mayor and
of having participated in several mass
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